Indian flying foxes—the largest species of bats in the world—spend their nights foraging for fruit, many miles from home. But the day is for rest: hanging upside down on trees, flapping their giant wings to cool down even as they sleep. Step into Sri Lanka during an all-new episode of Island of the Monsoon, tonight at 8/7c! | Smithsonian Channel

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The world’s largest bat cave sees the birth of up to 20 million new bats each year. Learn more here: https://yhoo.it/35N4gLl | In The Know

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Check out these tree-climbing canids in the borderlands of Arizona! Gray foxes have some special, un-canid-like adaptations. With flexible wrists similar to those of primates, and cat-like paws with long, curved claws, they are equipped to climb, hunt, and play in the forest canopy. | Center for Biological Diversity

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